Wolverine Lake, MI is a small town with a population of just over 4,000. It is governed by an elected mayor and six council members who serve staggered four-year terms. The town has traditionally supported conservative candidates in local elections, many of whom have long held office. They work together to support the local businesses and create opportunities for families in the community. There has been significant investment in infrastructure such as new roads and public parks and improvements to existing amenities like schools and libraries. The mayor and council also take an active role in advocating for environmental protection, promoting sustainable development, and strengthening partnerships with nearby cities. Community engagement is highly valued and encouraged through events such as Town Hall meetings where residents can voice their opinions directly to their elected representatives.
The political climate in Wolverine Lake, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wolverine Lake, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Wolverine Lake, Michigan: d d D d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Wolverine Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $62,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $98,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $549 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)